-olatry, -latry, -olater-, -later, -olatress, -latress, -olatria, -olatrous, -latrous +
(Greek: worship; excessively, fanatically devoted to someone or something; “service paid to the gods”)
Yet, if he would, man cannot live all to this world. If not religious, he will be superstitious. If he worship not the true God, he will have his idols.
—Theodore Parker
thaumatolatry
An excessive reverence for, or the worship of, the miraculous or marvelous.
theolatry
1. The worship of God, a god, or gods.
2. The worship of a deity or deities.
theriolater
Someone who worships animals.
theriolatry, therolatry
1. Beast worship; worship of animals.
2. The worship of beasts as gods, or of
theriomorphic deities.
topolatry
Excessive reverence for a place.
uranolatry
Worship of heavenly bodies.
verbolatry
The worship of words or an abnormal fondness for the excessive use of words either in writing or speaking.
zoolater
Someone who either worships or gives excessive attention to animals.
zoolatrous
A tendency towards worship or excessive attention to animals.
Related religious-word units:
church;
dei-, div-;
ecclesi-;
fanati-;
hiero-;
idol-;
theo-;
zelo-.
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